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GMC Statement: Mid-Staffordshire Public Inquiry

06 February 2013

The General Medical Council has made the following statement in response to the publication of Robert Francis’s report into the failings at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust:

Press Release: New GMC guidance for investigating assisted suicide complaints

31 January 2013

New guidance on how the General Medical Council (GMC) deals with complaints against doctors who may have helped patients commit suicide has been published today.

Press Release: GMC issues new prescribing guidance

31 January 2013

New guidance for doctors on how to prescribe medicine safely has been issued by the General Medical Council (GMC) today.

Web News: Christmas and New Year opening hours

21 December 2012

GMC Statement: GMC statement in response to MPTS' decision to remove Dr Derek Keilloh's name from the medical register

21 December 2012

Niall Dickson, Chief Executive of the General Medical Council, said:

Press Release: GMC Chair is first UK doctor to revalidate

18 December 2012

Professor Sir Peter Rubin, Chair of the General Medical Council (GMC), became the first doctor to revalidate today.

Press Release: GMC launches confidential helpline for doctors to raise concerns about patient safety

10 December 2012

For the first time doctors who are worried about patient safety will be able to contact the General Medical Council (GMC) through a new confidential helpline.

Press Release: GMC announces fee cut for doctors new to practice

05 December 2012

For the second year in a row newly qualified doctors and those in training will benefit from a GMC fee cut.

GMC Statement: Health Select Committee's 2012 accountability report on the General Medical Council

03 December 2012

In its annual accountability report on the General Medical Council the Health Select Committee has described the GMC as an ‘effective’ organisation.

Press Release: Regular checks on doctors begin

03 December 2012

Radical changes to the way doctors are checked to ensure they are safe to treat patients came into force today.